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‘I hope we don’t die of hunger’: Rural women struggle as Maharashtra ends subsidised grains plan

In 2018, when Rekha Waghmare was 39 years old, her husband died by suicide. Namdev, 42, was among over 12,000 farmers who died by suicide in Maharashtra from 2015 to 2018, struggling with five years of crop failure. He left behind Rekha, their two children, a 3.5 acre farm, and…

Newslaundry

Adam Minter: America First is making US farmers fall behind

It’s a familiar story: a once-dominant U.S. industry is challenged by low-cost competitors overseas and gradually loses market share. This time, however, the pressured industry isn’t a manufacturer. It’s the American farm.

Tribune News Service

Alice Springs mayor sorry for writing letter of support for Singleton project without consulting council

Matt Paterson says he "made a mistake" in writing a letter on behalf of council supporting the controversial Singleton project without consulting other councillors first.

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Scots women in agriculture face sexism and stereotyping, report finds

Female workers described feeling like the “token woman” in the industry and that there was an “assumption” all farmers are men

The National (Scotland)

Undocumented California farmworkers would get path to state residency under new proposal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker is trying to create a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of undocumented farmworkers.

Tribune News Service

Farmers around the globe benefit from smart Aussie technology

From monitoring livestock to keeping track of emissions, smart Australian companies are spreading farm technology all over the world.

The New Daily

In Africa's fields, a plan to pay fair wages for chocolate withers

Ivorian cocoa bean farmer Edouard Kouame Kouadio expects to die poor, despite rising demand for the raw material that feeds the world's insatiable appetite for chocolate.

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The recent changes of crop irrigation

Crop irrigation is an incredibly important component of agriculture at large. It has changed a lot in recent years

Salon

Egg industry says consolidation no risk to consumer

Changes to welfare standards by both welfare regulators and the supermarkets are pointed to by industry as being behind New Zealand’s short supply of eggs.

Newsroom.co.nz

Police called to Yew Tree Farm in day-long stand-off over hedge

Farmer blocks lane to stop new gateway being cut through hedge

Bristol Post

Pacific trade deal ‘will make mockery of UK’s climate ambitions’

CPTPP membership will result in more deforestation and endanger animal welfare, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK

Smarter agriculture drives farms of the future

New local agricultural technologies can help Australian farmers fight the vagaries of climate and crop health.

The New Daily

Red seaweed could be the answer to slashing methane emissions from cows, study shows

Forget fair-trade coffee beans and cows' milk substitutes, low-emission lattes could be the next big thing to land at your local cafe.

ABC News

British cows could be given ‘methane blockers’ to cut climate emissions

UK’s 9.4m cattle contribute to 14% of human-related emissions, mostly from belching, but green groups remain sceptical

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Liverpool Echo

'Magical' farm that people travel miles to visit is described as a 'little gem'

The "magical" barn is tucked away in Halewood village

Dynamite News

Punjab CM announces compensation ahead of Baisakhi for farmers facing crop damage

Swinging into action to ensure compensation for crop loss to the farmer before the festival of Baisakhi, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has asked the MLAs and officers to enhance their field visits for expediting the process of Girdawari and redress problems of farmers. Read further on Dynamite News:

Zenger

After A Study Shines A Light On The Global Rubber Industry Supply Chain, The Environment And Animal Habitat Is Shown To Be At Risk

Rubber industry Sources are not being properly disclosed which is putting the endangered animals in greater harm's way

Manchester Evening News

'When I was on Emmerdale I never imagined I would have my own farm and now I'm opening it to the public'

Soap star turned farmer Kelvin Fletcher played farmer Andy Sugden and now he's the real-life version

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The Times of India

Karnal mandis received 560 quintals of wheat, but no procurement due to high moisture

KARNAL: The Haryana government has officially started wheat procurement on Saturday, but not even a single grain of wheat was procured in the grain markets of Karnal district due to the high moisture content.

The Times of India

Farmers to begin indefinite 'Rail Roko' in Batala from April 2

BATALA (GURDASPUR): Fuming over the non-fulfilment of their demands, the farmers of the region under the umbrella of Kissan Mazdur Sangarash Committee (KMSC) are all set to begin indefinite "Rail Roko" morcha at Batala railway station from April 2.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen to Remove 22 Sunken Ships in Aden’s Fishing Port

The Yemeni government has partnered with a company to remove 22 sunken ships from a fishing port in Aden, the country's interim capital. The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Fisheries revealed that it has signed a contract with a local company to lift the sunken ships in the fishing port…

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Ringside at the cow auction

Tebay, Cumbria: In an effort to become more self-sustainable, and to help the landscape of the farm, we are starting a new suckler herd

The Independent UK

Get it while it's hot: New Mexico boosts chile production

New Mexico produced more than 53,000 tons of its most famous crop during the last growing season, meaning more chile peppers found their way into salsas and onto dinner plates than the previous year

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian couple caught on camera lurking around property in battered blue car

A number of other worried locals have raised the alarm after seeing the couple in the car scoping out several properties in the East Lothian area before driving away.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak warned UK-Pacific trade deal will 'undermine climate pledges'

The UK has signed its biggest post-Brexit trade agreement, joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership - but critics say the pact is worth only 0.08% of GDP

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